Marine Lance Corporal Dies After Training Hike

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July 9, 1999

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - A 21-year-old Marine lance corporal died early Thursday at Camp Lejeune after a night hike. Guiseppe Leto of New Milford, Conn., was a student at the School of Infantry at the Marine base. The cause of death was under investigation, officials said. Leto, assigned to the Infantry Training Battalion, completed the hike and then lost consciousness. Efforts to revive him at the scene failed, Marine officials said.